Don't Target Her

"Amo, come back quickly!" Su Fuyun waved to the Gale Hound puppy, calling it back as if calling a pet.

The Gale Hound named Amo glanced at Sang Ying subconsciously, and only after realizing that she didn't react at all did it lower its head and walk to Su Fuyun's side.

Sang Ying turned to look at her. After not seeing her for several months, Su Fuyun seemed to have grown up a lot, and her gentle and pitiful temperament had also changed somewhat.

However, what Sang Ying noticed first was the aura emanating from her that represented Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

Sang Ying's eyes flickered slightly. She hadn't expected that this person could actually Foundation Establishment while staying in the meditation room. It seemed that Zhou Heng'an and Immortal Venerable Yanchen must have given a lot of good things!

Sang Ying was both surprised and unsurprised to encounter Su Fuyun in a small town not far from Haizhou City, because in her opinion, this person should still be being punished in the meditation room.

However, recalling Su Fuyun's important scenes on Gleaming Gold Island in the original book, she felt that Su Fuyun's presence here was only natural.

In response to Su Fuyun's words, Sang Ying retorted without giving her any face, "Senior Sister is joking. I don't even know when Senior Sister left the meditation room, how could I have had the chance to follow her here?"

Upon hearing this, Su Fuyun's expression changed drastically.

She was about to retort when someone beat her to it, "What do you mean by locking someone in a quiet room?"

A strikingly beautiful young girl in Hongyi ran downstairs, her round eyes glaring at Su Fuyun: "You were punished at the Flowing Light Sword Sect? Why were you punished?!"

The last question was asked to Sang Ying.

Not long after, Sang Ying naturally remembered who this girl was— Gu Hongyi from the Cloud Cauldron Sect!

Even after several months apart, the girl's arrogant personality remained unchanged, and she immediately began to question Sang Ying.

Sang Ying frowned but didn't answer. Her reaction made Su Fuyun breathe a small sigh of relief.

"Miss in Hongyi, you've got it wrong. I was just joking around with my junior sister. Please don't misunderstand!" she explained, while Amo in her arms glared angrily at Gu Hongyi, clearly having disliked her for a long time.

Gu Hongyi didn't believe Su Fuyun's explanation at all. "You might fool my senior brother with your words, but do you think you can fool me? You and your junior sister seem to have such a bad relationship, not at all like what you said before. Since she's here today, I'm going to ask her properly if she's really the willful, capricious, and disregard-the-sect' person you described!"

As she spoke, Gu Hongyi turned her gaze back to Sang Ying.

Before she could even ask the question, Su Fuyun interrupted, "Miss in Hongyi! I know you've never liked me, but there's no need to sow discord between me and my junior sister in front of so many people."

Her eyes instantly reddened again, as if she were filled with grievances.

"You're going to cry again! I only said a few words, how did I provoke you?" Gu Hongyi was an impatient person to begin with, and she became even angrier when she saw Su Fuyun's tears.

Zhao Yunhe appeared at this moment. He immediately separated Su Fuyun and Gu Hongyi, standing in front of Su Fuyun as a protector, his expression towards Sang Ying and the other woman full of disapproval.

Perhaps feeling he wasn't very familiar with Sang Ying and therefore didn't feel comfortable speaking up, Zhao Yunhe could only start with his junior sister. "Hongyi, didn't I tell you already that Fellow Fuyun and I are just ordinary friends? Didn't I tell you not to target her? Why are you still like this?"

Gu Hongyi was immediately enraged. "What did I do? Where did I target her? I only asked her a few questions, and she started crying and making a scene like this. Are you her senior brother or mine?!"

Seeing that she was about to cry from anger, Zhao Yunhe softened a little. "Hongyi, be obedient. Miss Su is a cultivator like us, and it's fate that we can train together. Unlike you, she doesn't have harmonious relationships with her fellow disciples, so it's only right that we take care of her."

Upon hearing this, Sang Ying looked up at Zhao Yunhe and, as expected, saw the disdainful look he was giving her.

Without even asking Sang Ying, she knew that Su Fuyun had probably done a lot to ruin her reputation without her knowledge.

"No matter what you say, you're right, I'm not going to care anymore!" Gu Hongyi would have listened to this kind of talk the first time it was said, but now that she's been coaxed so many times, she naturally doesn't fall for Zhao Yunhe's tricks anymore.

Ignoring his senior brother's unpleasant expression, he immediately turned around and went upstairs.

Having watched the spectacle unfold, Sang Ying retrieved her room key. Ignoring the two men, she bypassed them and went straight upstairs.

However, Zhao Yunhe clearly lacked tact. Seeing Sang Ying about to leave, he called out to her, and despite Su Fuyun's obviously disapproving expression, he said matter-of-factly, "Fellow Daoist Sang Ying, please wait!"

Sang Ying paused, turned around, and looked down at him.

"Fellow Daoist Sang Ying, I heard that you left the sect without any reason, causing your senior sister to have to search for you everywhere. Although we have only met a few times, I still want to take the liberty of saying that your behavior was really inappropriate." Zhao Yunhe Sang Ying with a righteous expression, completely unaware that Su Fuyun behind him was already looking extremely embarrassed.

Sang Ying, too lazy to listen to his rambling any longer, interrupted Zhao Yunhe Su Fuyun: "Is this what you told others? That I threw a tantrum and ran away from the sect?"

Su Fuyun's lips slowly turned pale, and her expression became awkward.

"Very well, I reported to the sect leader that I was supposed to go out for training after reaching the Foundation Establishment, as per sect rules. But in your mouth, it's become running away from the sect?" Sang Ying rarely laughed, her cold face instantly softening and becoming vibrant and lively. "I haven't even asked you yet, you were punished to spend half a year in the meditation room to reflect on your mistakes, how come you're out so quickly? Who helped you avoid punishment?"

After posing several questions, Sang Ying didn't wait for Su Fuyun to come up with any reasonable explanation before turning around and leaving. This time, Zhao Yunhe didn't say anything to stop her.

Now it's all up to Su Fuyun to come up with a plausible story to fool Zhao Yunhe. If she fails this time, it's uncertain whether this heavyweight male supporting character will continue to stay by Su Fuyun's side.

Sang Ying arrived at the inn quite late, and by the time she finished getting ready to go to sleep, it was already night outside.

All around was completely silent; even the slightest movement could cause a great commotion.

Sang Ying set up a soundproofing array in her room, but as soon as she lay down on the bed and before she even closed her eyes, she heard a faint sound coming from the doorway.

It sounded like a sob, or perhaps a scratch.

Sang Ying opened the door with unease and saw a small black ball huddled by her door, trying to squeeze into the house.

Seeing the door open, it immediately looked up at Sang Ying and complained, "Why did it take you so long to open the door? I've been waiting for you for ages!"